Journal-lubricator.



No. 821,203. PATENTED MAY 22, 1906. G. TIBBETT.

JOURNAL LUBRIGATOR.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 26. 1905.

ATTORNEYS ,To att whom it may concern:

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PAfrENT OFFICE.

JACKSON, OHIO,` ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF `TO SIMO L. DAVID, OF JACKSON, OHIO. V

JOURNAL-LUBRICATOR.

N5. 821,203. Speccationo Be it known that I, GEORGE TIBBETT, a citizen of Syria, residing .at'Jackson, in \the county of Jackson and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Journal-Lubricators, of which the following. is a specification.

My. invention relates to new and useful improvements in lubricators for railway-car or other journals. n.'

The ob'ect of the invention is to provide a simple lu ricator of superior construction in which the number of parts are reduced to a` minimum and the cost of production greatly reduced.

Another object is to provide a device of the character described that will be strong, durable, and efficient and one in which the several parts will not be liable to getout of working order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel d etails of construction and operation, a preferable embodiment of which is described in the specication and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- "Figure 1 is a partial central longitudinal sectional view of a journal-box embodying my invention and showing a portion of a caraxle in elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line :n :r of Fig. 1 and lookin in the direction of the arrow, and Fig. 3 1s a perspective view of the mat and its supporting-basket. v

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the car-axle journal, and 2 the ordinary j ournal-box.

In carrying out the invention an oil-containing receptacle or reservoir 3 is provided and shaped so as to snugly fit wlthin the lower portion of the journal-box. l This receptacle may be formed from any suitable metal, either sheet or cast. Above the central portion and below the journal 1 the receptacle is formed with a horizontally-extending iiange or shelf 4, preferably projecting'from the four sides of the receptacle, so as to provide a rectangular o ening 5 in the center of the receptacle and directly beneath the journal. Within this receptacle an openended basket 6 is supported. The vertical sides 7 and the rounded bottom 8 of the basket are preferably formed from a single piece Letters Patent.

Application filed October ZAQO. Serial No. 284,421.

.Patented may 22, 1906.

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therein. The sides 7 of the basket support at their upper ends a curved plate or rest 9,

the cross-sectional contour of which conforms to the contour of the journal. This lplate 9 may be formed separately from the sides 7 of the basket or integral therewith, it being noted that the sides are curved outwardly and upwardly, so as to provide an additional support for the plate. On opposite sides of the central portion the sides are provided with opposite vertical slots or openings 10. Rods er bars 11, extending transversely through the basket, project through the slots 1 0 some distance, so as to rest at each end on the shelf or ange 4 at each side of the receptacle. Coiled springs 12 have their upper ends engaged about the center of the bars and are at their lower ends suitably secured to the bottom 8 of the basket. By this provision thev basket is yieldably supported, the springs being u nder a slight tension, so as to force the basket upward for the purpose hereinafter described.

On the upper side of the plate 9 I arrange a mat 13, the body portion of which is formed of a suitable woven or knitted fabric. Through` the body of the fabric strands of suitable material are passed. Several of these strandsl are connected together to form wicks 14,' which pass through apertures or openings 15, provided in the plate 9. The upper ends of the wicks or strands are threaded through the body of the mat and spread thereover, so as to provide a soft wearingsurface of superior qualit y. The depending portions of the wicks which extend through the openings`15 are carried down through the basket 6, passing through transverse olpenings 16 in the bottom of the basket to t e receptacle and having their lower ends resting on the bottom thereof. The lower portion of the receptacle is filled with a suitable lubricant, whlch is drawn by capillary attraction up the wicks 14 to the mat'13. The maty 13 absorbs the lubricant, so that the upper ends of the wicks provide a bed 17, which becomes thoroughly saturated with the lubricant and transmits the same to the journal 1, which rests on said bed.

By means of the springs 12 the basket 6 is forced upward, so that the bed 1-7 is held in close contact with the under Surface of the IOO journal, and thus the same is maintained in a state of perfect lubrication. VAn jar or vibration will ofcourse be absorbe by the springs, which will 'also accommodate any lateral movement of the basket and act to hold the bed 17 of the mat in contact with the 'ournal at all times, so that the perfection of t e lubrication will not be affected.

It is to be noted that my lubricating device ma be readily appliedv to the 'ournalbox Without in any Way altering t e convstruction thereof. Also by the provision of the receptacle or reservoir -3 for the lubricant the latter is prevented from coming in contact with the 'ournal-box. The action of oil and other lu rieants on cast metal, of which the journal-boxes are formed, is commonl known and by forming the receptacle of suitable metal the journal-box is entirely protected from the action of theoil or lubricant and its lifeprolonged.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is- 1 1. The combination with a journal-box and an axle j ournaled therein, of a lubricantreceptacle fitting in the j ournal-box and provided With one or more inwardly-extending projections, a basket having a curved plate arranged in the receptacle, means having engagement with the projections of the receptacle for yieldably supporting the basket, and a mass or layer of fibrous material arranged on the curved plate of the basket in contact with the axle and having portions de ending throu h the basket into the receptac e.

2. he combination with a journal-box and an axle journaled therein, of a basket arranged in the 'ournal-box, springs confined within the bas et, supports' with which the basket, means fixed with relation to the basket for receiving the su ports, and a mass or layer` of fibrous materia arranged on the basket 1n contact with the axle and having portions depending through the basket into the receptacle.

3. The combination with a journal-box and a mass or layer of fibrous material arranged on the basket in contact with the axle and havin wicks depending through the basket into t 1e receptacle.

In testimony 'whereof I a'Hix my-signature in presence of two witnesses.

his GEORGE .TIBBETT. mark Witnesses:

JOSEPH MCGHEE, JAMES O. TRIPP.

n l sprmgs have connection passing through the and an axle journaled therein, of arece tacle 

